We now have a third homeschool graduate! If ever I have been thankful for homeschooling, it is especially this year. Homeschooling has allowed us to tailor learning in a very specific way for our third child. In just one year, we have changed a senior year like we have no other. This unique senior homeschool year we redesigned her schedule, rearranged requirements and discovered her
Graduation Chalk Pastel Art Tutorial
Cue ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ because it is time to celebrate all graduates with a Graduation Chalk Pastel Art Tutorial. Graduation Chalk Pastel Art Tutorial Supplies needed: Light blue construction paper. Black, white and yellow chalk pastel colors. It is fun to start with your black chalk pastel stick and the graduation cap first. Plus, if you place the graduation cap up in the ‘air’ of
How to Skip the Homeschool Sidetracks
Raise your hand if your homeschool day ever gets sidetracked. (Me raising my hand.) Sidetracks are sometimes a glorious route for learning – following a trail to learn a little more about a certain subject. I’ve shared about those type of homeschool sidetracks here at Hodgepodge before. Those are the good sidetracks and I’m all for them. I’m sharing how to skip the homeschool sidetracks
High School Homeschool Video Courses
I want to tell you about some resources that have blessed us big time in the high school homeschool years. I had never really considered high school homeschool video courses until Compass Classroom Visual Latin came along. We’ve shared a love of Visual Latin for years. Then… High School Homeschool Video Courses Then, we were introduced to WordUp! Latin and Greek root words and Economics
High School Homeschool Curriculum Choices
I have shared the span from preschool to middle school – our curriculum choices for each age and stage. Now we reach high school. We have now graduated three high schoolers and have two more to go! I am so very thankful my husband and I have the privilege of this time with our young adults. Thankful we can tailor an educational plan with their
Homeschooling High School Learning Styles
I find myself in the countdown to graduation of my second high schooler! Can you believe that the graduation cap and gown has shipped and is on its way to us? Really. There are just about three months left until my son graduates. Yet another realization hit me a few weeks ago at the beginning of this second semester. I was pondering just how very
Thinking About Homeschooling For High School?
If you’re like me, with the start of a new calendar year, thoughts of finishing the last five months of school begin creeping into your mind and you wonder what you need to do to get ready for the next school year. September will be here before you know it, right? Are you thinking of homeschooling for high school? Homeschooling For High School You
How to Meet The Needs of an Age Range
There seem to be certain times of year I am keenly aware of the needs of an age range of children that we have. It’s continually changing. Just when I think my husband and I have things set, there is something new. Just how to meet the needs of an age range? I asked myself the same question daily over the last weeks as we’ve